training
Break Plateaus With These Overload Ideas
If you're in a training rut, employ some of these ideas to move the needle again in the right direction. Try each for a few blocks!
The Basics of Stem Cells
Stem cell research is a fascinating area of biomedicine. Science is just beginning to scratch the surface on how far their potential can go.
Where You Sit When You Are Old Shows Where You Stood in Youth
What does Ed Coan, Robby Robinson, Mark Felix, and Dexter Jackson all have in common? You'll find the answer in a Yoruba proverb.
Heidegger in the Weight Room
Barbell clubs like Gene’s are not just to build strength. If done right, they socialize the human body to foster awareness, connection, and culture.
The Six Pillars of Excellence
There are six pillars of excellence that every player and staff member should live by. It'll breed character, culture, and success.
Understanding the Force-Time Curve’s Role in Breaking PRs
Consider improving your rate of force development or increasing the duration of your acceleration phase of a bench press to improve your 1RM.
Making the Cut
Here's line-by-line notes of what I do to make weight. I've perfected this after 14 tries.
Anti- Dad Bod Training Program
Now that you're a dad, your programming has to be taken back to the drawing board. One thing you don't have time to waste is time.
Is Bodybuilding Worth It?
I have pondered this question for years. When it's all said in done, will you be able to face the man in the mirror with no regrets?
Lift with Intent and Intensity
If you're going through the motions or overly amped while training, the perfect program on paper will do little for you. Why don't we talk about this more?
Maximize Your Strongman Performance Through Analytics
Analyze every detail of every event, in every contest you sign up for. Remember, the strongest guy doesn't always win.
Grinding Your Way to Victory and New PRs
Grinding is only for a select few. Read if you should keep pushing even though your body is begging you to stop.
Build High School Athletes' Athletic Base with Olympic Lifting
When done correctly, these lifts can improve an athlete’s peak force, rate of force production, and explosiveness.
A Meathead’s Guide to Hip Replacement
Here are the basics everyone, especially lifters, should know before going under the knife—choosing a surgeon and what to expect before and after surgery.
Bullet-Proof Knees for Strongman
Strongman is a brutal sport to train for and can take a toll on your knees if you're moving and using tools improperly. Make these few tweaks to your training and you'll be pain-free. I guarantee it.
A Home Gym Made of Wood
Desperate times call for desperate measures. I was tired of floor presses off unstable pickle buckets and the inability to squat, so here's my attempt at building a home gym.
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20 Tips to Improve Your Training
Twenty tips aka twenty ways to control and advance your training, especially if you've reached a sticking point. If all else fails, you have a long list of great online programming services to help your clientele reach their goals.
What I Learned From Training a 90-Year-Old
Our goals aren’t to build up any capacities or take him from point A to point B, but rather to maintain the capacities he already has and give him the greatest potential to live with the highest quality of life possible.
8-Week Deadlift Program for the Sumo and Conventional Puller
Whatever side of the fence you're behind, you should train the deadlift sumo AND conventional. Why? They work synergistically to get you strong while minimizing weak points.